{"product_id":"9781497624405","title":"Crucifax","description":"Originally published in 1988, Ray Garton’s fourth novel, following not long after his award‑nominated \u003ci\u003eLive Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, is regarded as a classic of the “splatterpunk” movement in horror fiction. Garton has a way with teenage boredom, atmospheric small‑town isolation, incest, drug abuse, and over‑the‑top violence and he has managed to create a modern remake of the story of the Pied Piper with a sinister character, Mace (who wears a “crucifax” around his neck—a crucifix with an axlike blade on it) appearing on the scene, seducing mixed‑up kids with his siren song of pleasure, power, and indulgence, all leading to a horrifically unsettling climax of death and destruction. And then there are the ratlike things that do the piper’s bidding . . . ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131998290160,"sku":"9781497624405","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781497624405_p0.jpg?v=1763702393","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781497624405","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}